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Steel: By the numbers

Peter Buxbaum | November 25, 2019 | International Trade | Commodity

Tariffs, a manufacturing slump and the steel industry

Peter Buxbaum | November 25, 2019 | International Trade | Commodity

Demand, production, and share prices are all down; layoffs are on their way up

Logistics

Matt Miller | Top Story | November 18, 2019

FlowerWatch sets cool chain benchmarks for flowers

As the cut flower industry has steadily migrated from local to regional to global, cold chains have had to adapt big time. FlowerWatch, a Dutch-Kenyan company, is at the forefront of setting industry standards for this supply chain.

Terminal operations enjoying steady growth for Fednav in milestone year

Leo Ryan | November 11, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Terminals

This year marks a major milestone for Montreal-based, privately-owned Fednav Limited : the 75th anniversary of its creation in September 1944 by Ernest Pathy, grandfather of current President and CEO Paul Pathy.

Royal FloraHolland’s cool logistics

Matt Miller | November 11, 2019 | Logistics

What if you had to move 10 million cut flowers a day in and out of a complex with over 1,000 truck docks – how would you do it? Netherlands-based Royal FloraHolland wrestles with the complex logistics of moving that quantity to destinations to retailers in Europe, North America and Asia.

The near future of container terminals

George Lauriat | November 11, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Terminals

On the simplest level an ocean container is nothing more than a six-sided rectangular metal box. But a container terminal’s role in expediting the movement of those boxes and pushing them through a complex, increasingly digital, supply chain may inspire another container revolution – Port 4.0

Sustainability and resilience are drivers of NY/NJ port strategy

Peter Buxbaum | October 28, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

The Port of New York and New Jersey is experiencing record cargo growth and has emerged as the nation’s number-two container port. Container volumes are expected to double or triple over the next 30 years at the port, presenting several challenges. With that in mind, the Port Authority released its latest 30-year master plan over the summer.

Rethinking used vehicle logistics

Matt Miller | October 28, 2019 | Logistics

Hauling new and used cars from dealer to dealer, from auction sight to dealer, from online dealer to customer, is one of those massive logistics activities hiding in plain sight. In the US alone, some 60 million new and used cars are sold every year, and each one is moved multiple times before the consumer takes his or her vehicle out on its initial spin.

Optimism abounds for NY/NJ’s new port director

Peter Buxbaum | October 28, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

Despite ripples and dislocations, the mainstream forces propelling global trade remain firm, says PANYNJ Port Director Sam Ruda.

Now ranked No. 2 among US containerports, New York/New Jersey ready to sustain success

Paul Scott Abbott | October 28, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

As the Port of New York and New Jersey assumes the No. 2 ranking among all U.S. containerports, leaders of the bistate port are confident in abilities to efficiently accommodate further record volumes via increasingly large boxships for decades to come.

Mediterranean Sea – Ports in the middle

George Lauriat | October 28, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

The Mediterranean ports are in the middle of a vast network of trade lanes. And the competition to keep up with rising volumes and bigger ships commands more port investment.

Automakers playing catchup for EVs supply chain

Matt Miller | October 28, 2019 | Logistics

Electric vehicles (EVs) are rolling out of automaker plants around the world. But there’s a problem. The supply chain that has worked so well, for so long, building internal combustion machines, doesn’t work for EVs. So, what’s next?

Volkswagen’s Boucher always ready to shift gears in automotive logistics

Paul Scott Abbott | October 28, 2019 | Logistics | People | Industry Profiles

In the driver’s seat for Volkswagen Group of America’s North American finished vehicle logistics, Mark Boucher is constantly prepared to shift gears.

Port of Charleston poised to sustain dynamic growth handling big ships

Paul Scott Abbott | October 14, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

As James I. “Jim” Newsome III enters his second decade as head of the South Carolina Ports Authority, the Port of Charleston is prepared to continue unprecedented growth, with new terminal development poised to meet big-containership infrastructure demands for the next half century and beyond.

NC’s Piedmont Triad punching above its weight in logistics

Peter Buxbaum | October 14, 2019 | Intermodal | Trucking

Location, people, leadership contribute to emerging transportation and supply-chain hub

North Carolina’s Port of Wilmington expanding to meet regional demands

Paul Scott Abbott | October 14, 2019 | Ports & Terminals | Ports

With increasing volumes of inbound and outbound cargos shifting to its Port of Wilmington from other U.S. Southeast gateways, the North Carolina State Ports Authority is advancing wide-ranging enhancements while continuing its laser focus on unencumbered efficiencies.

International Trade

George Lauriat | Top Story | October 14, 2019

The unfulfilled promise of the Latin American decade

The Latin American Decade never quite took hold. The U.S.-China trade war is both an opportunity and a threat while the region’s trade pacts all face challenges that could mark their undoing. But a new decade is approaching, will the region be ready for another bid?

International Trade

Robert L. Wallack | Top Story | October 14, 2019

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